Bulgarian journalists covering the financial beat can breathe freely as the most controversial parts of the so-called “bank censorship” amendment to the criminal code have been removed by the legal committee of the national assembly.

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Bulgarian journalist Genka Shikerova's car was set on fire on 16 September in what is suspected to have been arson. Shikerova told viewers of her show on Tuesday morning that the vehicle was parked in front in Sofia when it was set ablaze and that the vehicle was destroyed.

The violent action by riot police came after 40 days of peaceful protests outside the parliament in response to a string of controversial appointments by the new government and wider concerns about corruption.

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Politician and media mogul Delyan Peevski continued to acquire new assets during 2015, and several outlets that were thought to serve his interests participated in smear campaigns against investigative journalists and others who criticized him or the government.

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